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Semente Trasancos

Neda, Spain · Private

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Semente Trasancos is a non-profit Galician-language school in the village of O Roxal, in the municipality of Neda, in the Trasancos district of the province of A Coruña. It belongs to the Escolas de Ensino Galego Semente network - a non-profit social initiative launched by the Gentalha do Pichel association, which aims to lay the groundwork for a future Galician national school; the network took its name from the Escolas de Ensino Galego of the early twentieth century created by the Irmandades da Fala. The Trasancos school is the third in the network after Compostela and Vigo: the Semente Trasancos association was set up in December 2013 to open a Galician-speaking space for children in the district, and for several years raised money for premises through concerts, fairs and workshops. The whole life of the school runs in Galician. The school lists its principles itself: coeducation, secularism, decisions by a general assembly of parents, teachers and children, life in nature with outings, routes and a vegetable garden, respect for the child's self-regulation and links with the neighbourhood. The school says it is neither elitist nor private, is sustained by the work of activists and the dues of association members, and offers the possibility of applying for a study grant. The premises are two classrooms with corners for activities and experiments and a large outdoor area.